Get bent

Get bent
Samsung have launched the world’s first curved screen smartphone dubbed Galaxy Round. So what does the world’s first curvaceous smartphone have? Not much to make us throw our money at it, that’s for sure. The 5.7in 1080p OLED smartphone comes with a 13MP camera and a sole novelty feature called “Round Interaction” – a quick way to check the time and notifications by simply tilting the Round upwards. Apart from that, it’s your average smartphone. We love you Samsung but enough with the gimmicks.

You can’t run and you can’t hide either
Picking up from last year, Facebook has tweaked its privacy settings. The new update will not allow users to hide from people searching for them on the social networking site’s Graph Search. So if you’ve been hiding so that no crazy stalker can ever find you, well good luck with that now. However, just because you’re found doesn’t mean your content is available to them. Users can still decide which – if any at all – content is visible to strangers and pesky family members they’re trying to avoid.

Gold rush
Two weeks ago we told you about Samsung going gold, well here’s HTC following suit. The only difference in this scenario is that HTC have gone a mile ahead and actually used 18ct gold on its flagship One device, choosing to put just five of them out there. The front and back of the phone is plated with the precious metal while the unibody isn’t made of gold. The handset is valued at £2,750 and is exclusively made for the MOBO awards and will be given to winners in the Best Newcomer Category.

Google Maps just gets better and better
After a visually stunning redesign, Google Maps’ new update now allows for multiple destinations. Users can now add up to nine destinations on the map and can shuffle the order of those destinations based on travel convenience. Additionally, users will see location snapshots to help them navigate through and can also see “upcoming events” at those places. Headed to that gig but haven’t a clue how to get there? Here you go.